• March 6, 2008

    Date posted: March 5, 2008 Author: jolanta

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    International Top News 

    Chicago to Host First Latin American Art Fair

    The River East Art Center in Chicago will host the city’s first ever
    Chicago Latin American Art fair, Chicago ARTEahora, from April 24 to
    April 28. The fair will celebrate modern and contemporary Latin
    American art. Artists included will range from the established to the
    self-taught, and special programs and multi-disciplinary crossover
    events are planned. Curated by gallerist Aldo Castillo and dealer
    Thomas Monahan, the fair will be free to the public. (Artinfo, March 5,
    2008)

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     Sherlock Holmes Actor’s Artworks Hit the Block

    A
    series of watercolor paintings by the late British actor Peter Cushing,
    going on sale March 13 in Canterbury, are expected to bring in £12,000.
    The works were painted in the actor’s home in Whitstable, Kent, under
    the tutelage of British artist Edward Seago. Cushing, best known for
    his roles as Sherlock Holmes and Baron Frankenstein, enjoyed painting
    as an escape from his demanding acting career—he appeared in more than
    100 television shows and films, including the Hollywood movies Star
    Wars and The Man in the Iron Mask. Thirteen of the works up for sale
    were used in a 2008 calendar for Pilgrims Hospice, where Cushing died
    of cancer in 1994. (Artinfo, March 5, 2008)
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    Reviews

    Check out these reviews:
    Cai Guo Qiang by Harriet Zinnes  www.nyartsmagazine.com
    Whitney Biennial by Gillian Sneed  www.nyartsmagazine.com

     

    Openings and Art Events on Thursday, March 6

    New York:

    Whitney Biennial @ Park Avenue Armory
    (www.whitney.org)

    Magnelli@ Marlborough Gallery
    (www.marlboroughgallery.com )

    The Exhibition of SHOYO SHIMADA Traditional Japanese Ink Painting @ The Nippon Gallery
    (www.nipponclub.org )

    National:

    Channeling Micheal Jackson @ ARTwork SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    (www.artworksf.com )
                                                    


    Art Fair and Biennial Reminders from Art Fairs International

    — Miami International Film Festival, February 28–March 9, Miami, Florida, www.miamifilmfestival.com
    — Whitney Biennial, March 6-June 1, New York, New York, whitney.org
    — Armory, March 27-30, New York, New York, thearmoryshow.com

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